If you prefer a paper copy so you can relax and peruse it, with a nice cup of tea (my own favourite option, I must admit), then email Adrian :: here

Adrian says: "I am in the process of having some copies of this edition printed in full colour. The cost will be £2.50 + P&P. Unfortunately, at the moment I can only offer UK delivery. If you are interested please e-mail me privately (see above)"*****

The Move That Moves The Heart

Colin McDougall, Mitra with the Amida Order, writes:

"With the winter night's rapidly approaching it is almost time to say farewell to Sujatin as she and her husband Peter head north towards their new home in Scotland. Although I am pleased to see the happiness sparkle in their eyes as they look forward to setting up their new home, it is also with a heavy heart that I bid them farewell. A bitter sweet occasion no less.

The home of Sujatin and Peter {The Amida Sanctuary at Beacon House} has been the light where Amida's Newcastle Sangha have met for around 12 years approximately. Beacon House being the point of contact to the Buddha's teaching and the wider Amida community. A place where at a personal level, I have found sanctuary, when life's events have become more than a day to day challenge. The welcome which I, and many others, have received during this period, has on many occasions been a heart felt experience. Its is with much gratitude that I thank both Sujatin and Peter. Not only for opening their home but also their hearts. Love and warm wishes."ColinNamo Amida Bu

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Dharmavidya David Brazier is visiting our Hawai'i sangha

from October 2 - 15.

This weekend (3 - 5 October) he is leading a retreat, which includes chanting, meditation, discussion and instruction focused on expressing the Dharma through silence, words and symbolic action, including instruction in the principles and practice of ritual, not as a dead form but as a living language of expression of faith and devotion, as meditation in action.

The retreat also includes advice on the giving and receiving of Dharma talks and guidance.

Various sangha members are participating in a Recommitment/Progressions Ceremony.

Join us for half an hour or for the whole day and experience chanting in the Pureland Buddhist style. Find some sacred space at the Quaker's Meeting House in Malvern and re-connect with something bigger than you... More information :: here

(and it's Satya's birthday!)

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Invitation to Sukhavati

Music Evening and Farewell

Saturday 1st November 2014

6pm till 10pm

All friends are invited to a very special event at Sukhavati.

A night of music and a bitter-sweet celebration of all our friendships, meetings, and events at Sukhavati. Also it is a farewell to the house lovingly left by Christina Thompson.

Our London group will still meet and hold events after Sukhavati is sold and hopefully we will know the venue soon.

Please bring something vegetarian to share in a cold buffet and a non-alcoholic drink.

Amida Mosaic in London, Ontario, Canada:James Schmeiser, PhD, Spiritual Director and Retreat Leader will be offering AN INTRODUCTION TO MORITA THERAPY WORKSHOPon Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m To find out about Morita Therapy look:: here For more details and to book contact James :: here

Pilgrimage: "In the Footsteps of the Buddha"

March 15 - 30, 2015: a unique opportunity to visit the key pilgrimage sites in North east India and Nepal in the company of Dr. David Brazier (Dharmavidya), Pure Land Priest and teacher, writer and authority on Buddhist psychology, who will guide the tour with Maarten Olhof, engaged Buddhist, author and teacher of Zen Buddhism.

The ITZI Buddhist Psychology course covers the extensive theory that lies behind the Zen Therapy approach pioneered by Dharmavidya David Brazier. The course takes place over two years, equivalent to six modules each consisting of three units. Year one course commences in January 2015. There is a study break of a month after each module. Subjects covered include the history of psychology and Buddhism, the Buddhist model of the mind and Zen in a therapy context, its meaning and practice. The course costs €650 (£450) each year or €600 (£420) discounted rate if paid before 1st December (2014).

This is to give advance notice that the ITZI conference will take place over three days in September 2015, Friday the 25th to Sunday the 27th. The planning team is currently canvassing ideas both for the title of the conference as well as the main organising theme. Members of the team will be getting in touch with ITZI members individually in the coming weeks to obtain your views. If you are interested in being involved please do :: contact us and do mention these dates to people who may have a potential interest in coming. The conference will be in Spain, most probably Madrid.*****

Details of events/courses/retreats with Dharmavidya and other members of the Amida sangha can be found here

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My Ordination

I'm an Acharya (a senior teacher) with the Order of Amida Buddha, which is a Pureland Buddhist Order. I'm a minister, teach on-line and hold Pureland Buddhist sangha gatherings in Perth, Scotland. I mainly write about Buddhist matters and share the teachings of the Head of our Order, Dharmavidya David Brazier